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Hard Hats Required: Campus construction intends to wake up ‘tired’ parts of NIU

By Jasmine Willett and Kyla gardner | June 9, 2011

During the spring semester, students may have been awakened by the sounds of drilling and forced to reroute a familiar way to class because of closed-off areas on campus. Although these changes might have been an inconvenience, they are an effort to improve...

Stevens renovation will continue as planned, bill blocked by supreme court

By Northern Star staff | February 2, 2011

The Illinois Supreme Court temporarily blocked a ruling by an appeals court Tuesday that threw out a $31 billion capital construction program. The capital bill included $22 million in funding to renovate the NIU Stevens Building and $2 million to plan...

Bikers receive new place to ride

By Amy Kreeger | November 16, 2010

Cyclists on campus may soon have a place to call their own. At their Oct. 21 meeting, the Board of Trustees approved bond sales of $112 million to fund construction projects around campus. Parking and road improvements are listed as projects that will...

Construction on Lots J, F to begin in spring 2011

By Leah Spagnoli | November 15, 2010

In the spring of 2011, construction on the new residence hall will begin. Lots J and F are going to be taken out to make room for the three new buildings. These three buildings will consist of two residence halls and a cyber cafe. Building Services will...

I-88 construction on Peace Road moved to new date

By Northern Star Staff | September 16, 2010

Construction on the Peace Road eastbound entrance ramp and westbound exit ramp along I-88 has been rescheduled to Monday. The project was originally scheduled to begin today, but crews were not ready, said an Illinois Tollway spokesperson. Both ramps...

Construction is still in progress on Locust Street near National Bank & Trust 155 N. Locust St. and will continue through November.

Trees, seating areas crop up as downtown DeKalb’s facelift nears competition

By Amanda Podgorny | August 25, 2010

Re:New DeKalb, a group started in an effort to revitalize downtown DeKalb, is nearing the completion of the third phase of its downtown revitalization plan. Phase three redesigned the way Lincoln Highway looked, said Jennifer Groce, executive director...